Accessibility statement

What we aim for

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA, which is what Norwegian law requires from public bodies. This is a draft statement: the official one will be published through uustatus.no once it has been agreed with HVL.

What we have done

• Every chart has the same numbers available as a table, and a written summary.
• Colours are never the only way to understand something: values are always written out as well.
• Text and background colours were checked against the WCAG AA contrast rules, in both themes.
• The whole site works with the keyboard, and the focused element is always visible.
• Pages arrive complete from the server, so they work with JavaScript switched off.
• The page never reloads by itself, and nothing moves or flashes without being asked.
• The site follows the light or dark setting of your system, and text can be enlarged.

Known limitations

• The charts are pictures of curves. They carry a text summary and a table, but a curve read point by point is still easier for a sighted reader.
• The site is in English only for now. Norwegian pages are planned.
• The wiring diagram is described in words underneath, but it remains a simple drawing.

Tell us what does not work

If something on this site is hard or impossible for you to use, write to solarlab@hvl.no and describe what you were trying to do. We will fix what we can and say so here.